Ashling Draws

I've had a good read of this now, and although it’s clearly not aimed at us I do have some thoughts on it. Buckle up, lads!

Ooooof.

This reads to me as a top down report from people looking to the avarice in our sister industries like video games and instead of wanting to protect against it thinking ‘how can we get in on that?’

Don’t worry, I will elaborate

The penultimate episode of IT: Welcome to Derry was absolutely devastating, but also, I was so taken by Pennywises facial expressions that I had to draw some of them!! They reminded me of Chuck Jones for some reason...

#Pennywise #ITWelcomeToDerry #AreHashtagsAThingOnBsky

A detailed black and white illustrated portrait of Buddy the dog, ears perked, mouth open to show his tongue, eyes bright.

A detailed black and white portrait of two kittens, Howl and Zorra.

A photo of Hazel the dog curled up on a couch beside a framed portrait of himself

A photo of hands holding a framed portrait of Clifford the dog. Clifford himself is peeking just above the frame.

If you're panicking about Christmas: have you considered a pet portrait? I'm doing a wee deal on them this year!

🐾 digital commission, so you can order from wherever you are in the world!

🐾 print yourself or send as a digital gift!

🐾 done in time for Christmas!

👉 elljwalker.com/#pet-portraits

very true 💀 something something burnt toast theory, or something

ikr 😭 i hope you and luz are unaffected... at least with it being the flu instead of a cold, it may be hitting me harder but it is feeling MUCH easier to speedrun through so, fingers crossed :') !!

thanks ell!! 💖 i will do my best 🥲🥲

all this to say: I hope nobody else got infected with the plague this weekend, especially anyone who interacted with me - and I do just want to be transparent that I caught something at the con 😣 it sucks!!

it's funny because I had nightmares that had me screaming irl on the first night that made my throat sore the next day anyway, and then on Saturday a man open-mouth coughed on me while I was away from the table, which probably didn't help

oughh... I managed to catch the flu this weekend so I missed a huge chunk of tbubs, absolutely gutted!! day 2 was the day I'd intended on going around to hi to folks (and most importantly spending all my money wtf) 😭 thank you everyone who stopped by our table, it was a great time regardless!!

map of thought bbble comic con focused mostly on the 2000AD hall, showing the locations of ten tablers, each drawn as little gourd-based creatures, and our four helpers.

drawing of myself as a fat little pumpkin mayor, balanced on a big pumpkin with a carved face that is spilling worms from ts mouth. text reads: this year I am in 2 stamp rallies! Help reunite the lost gourdlings with our freind! collect stamps from all of us in 2000AD hall, then bring them to Alpacascribbles in bubbleboy D8 to get some prizes! Collect a little guy from every artist on the new GREB anthology! both are completely free!

graphic showing my new stock: three books, a sticker sheet, and a litte fimo model of a grub with a star for a face. text reads: I am an island: introspective mapmaking game that uses your own body as the island! Goblin zine 8: a collection of goblin musicians! GREB: an anthology of comics about nasty little guys! Horrible little babies!

Less than TWO WEEKS till Thoughtbubble!!!!
I'll be in two separate stamp rallies, so make sure to stop by my table and get your stamps so you can get some free goodies!

Only one week until @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social! Find Quindrie Press in 2000AD Hall at table B12, and be sure to stop by all the all the other Quindrie creators as well.

I'm tabling at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend with the lovely @ashlingdraws.bsky.social! Come say hi and get your hands on the sequel to my comic A Duel of Fools!

Also take part in our free pumpkin themed stamp rally and take home a pile of goodies if you gather all the gourds 🎃

I'm going to be at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend under @chipcollective.bsky.social! My friends and I have put together a wee free-to-participate stamp rally for the occasion, which I drew the stamp sheet for!! It is harvest festival/gourd themed for autumn 🍂🎃 Hope to see you there!!

more previews of stuff i've been working on! i have to convince myself this project will be done in time for thoughtbubble in order to keep myself motivated to work on it... wish me luck (and delusional energy) :')

📢 Panel starting soon! Join Steven Fraser, @ashlingdraws.bsky.social and Amandawonk as they talk about the ins and outs of autobiographical work.

🎤 See what other panels are happening at tagsfest.co.uk#talks

💬 PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT! Join Steven Fraser, @ashlingdraws.bsky.social and Amandawonk as they talk about the ins and outs of autobiographical work.

🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
🎤 See what other panels are happening at tagsfest.co.uk#talks

wheeee thank you jules!! I will endeavour... i will try my best..... 💪

A lil preview of something I've been working on... 👀
(posting about this to hold myself accountable and to motivate myself to keep at it 🤪 wish me luck everyone)

Just filled this in myself! The survey will be running until around the start of October so there's still heaps of time to fill it out - don't let it fall off your radar!!

My wonderful friend Cara had her bike stolen a little while ago! She's running a raffle to raise money for repairs after managing to get it back. Please share this Bluesky post!

🍭 Enter raffle: raffall.com/396362/enter...
🍬 Share original post, enter to win freebies: www.instagram.com/p/DORWiYqDBzs

A promotional image for the survey, reading “we’ve got questions; we need answers. Who’s in?” Above a series of illustrated raised hands in various styles. At the bottom is the url ukcomicscreators.org.uk

🌟 IT LIVES! 🌟 The UK Comics Creator Survey is BACK, baby!

Here to gather up, analyse and disseminate your data to help uplift the comics world, like if Robin Hood was a statistician or something.

ukcomicscreators.org.uk

I’m terrible for forgetting to post my con hauls 😵 but here is my collection from @sequential-scot.bsky.social !!

@/wamgoozle (ig)
@bytwistwood.bsky.social
@beastlyworlds.bsky.social
@homenzinho.bsky.social
@/szymonchk (ig)
@goblinpurwin.bsky.social
@dontfoldpress.bsky.social

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Some Elliots I drew recently from the hit new 20+ year-old series, Scrubs! I'd like to do character sheets for the rest of the crew too... maybe someday 👩‍⚕️🩻

BOXES Comic Magazine #4 The 4th volume of BOXES Comic Magazine! Lots of new short comics from a diverse range of exciting UK based creators.

**FINAL 24 HOURS!**

We’re coming to the end of the funding period for BOXES Comic Magazine Vol. 4 and we have £900 still left to raise.

If you’ve been meaning to back it but haven’t done so yet, then *now is the time!*

Back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...

Thanks 📦📦📦

Just under 30 hours left with just over £1k to go!!
Thank you everyone who has already supported the campaign so far 💖 please consider backing it if you haven’t already, or share the project with anyone who might be interested in reading any of the comics in this collection 🙏💕 (incl. mine!!)

WAH ELL thank you!! ;0; 💖

Please consider backing this if you can!! Quindrie has raised so many artists up and done so much good in the community, they deserve support! Also these comics are BOMB (especially @ashlingdraws.bsky.social's) ✨⭐

A woman in a pink dress sits contemplatively, her face turned away from the viewer. Text reads: "ESTRELA D'OESTE by Ashling Larkin: Through the lens of her mum Walkiria's cancer diagnosis, Ashling reflects on her Brazilian heritage, as well the shared experiences that both fractured and healed their relationship."

A mirrored image of Ashling and her mum in the present and when they're younger. They are tangled in flowers, both facing away from and towards each other. Text reads: "In both sentiment and presentation it is one of the most beautiful pieces of autobiography I have read. Andy Oliver, Broken Frontier. A very beautiful book in every way that matters and a treat of an example of the medium. Joe Thompson, Comic Book News UK."

ESTRELA D'OESTE by @ashlingdraws.bsky.social: Through the lens of her mum Walkiria's cancer diagnosis, Ashling reflects on her Brazilian heritage, as well the shared experiences that both fractured and healed their relationship.

🐉 Two days left on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/qui...

Hell yeah!! HUGE congratulations you guys!! 🎉